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Football has become one of boys’ favorite memories, also one of Tukangan’s children, Alo, who is now in primary school. Football for him is not just a hobby, but also a dream. He is a fan of Lionel Messi and Gonzales, although he did not know much about them. Alo really liked how they play […]

OXNARD, Calif. – When Hector Betanzos won a full ride to Princeton University last fall, the university made him an offer to sponsor a community service gap-year in Indonesia. The Oxnard High School graduate is taking the opportunity to pay it forward in in Yogyakarta Indonesia. Since September he has been a volunteer at a local non governmental organization called Rumah […]

Street children The existence of street children in Indonesia has existed since the 1980s, but since the crisis multidimensional in mid-1997, the number of street children increased rapidly. According to data from the Center for Data and Information (Pusdatin) Department of Social Affairs, the number of street children from year to year shows significant increase. […]

Written by Casmira G. De Araujo The day on Saturday, December 9, 2017 Young Leaders Initiative of Southeast Asia (YSEALI) cooperate with Gather Community ODD and Yogyakarta merit 50 participants from different communities and individuals to participate in the “Social Innovation Talk on JogjaSDGs Workshop” in Asean Youth Action Projecter (YAA), I represent Yayasan Rumah […]

At the beginning of the activities, there are new children who follow the activities in the dream house. He is named Nadia who is now in seventh grade in one of Yogyakarta’s high schools. He came deliberately to talk to him about his problems at school with his friend. I just enjoy it for daring […]

Campaigning for not giving money to street children and encouraging people to participate in the Dream House initiative through the Hope Cooperation 50K campaign is a courageous step. The consequence of this move is that the Dream House should be able to show that the empowerment program is indeed worthy of support. This document tries […]

“At that time, my wife and I were sleeping, there was suddenly a stranger who beat us, I can only be grateful when he was at Hope Shelter” Rina and her family lived under the bridge and Rina’s parents went to her parents’ home to look for socks. The quote above is one of the […]

“I want to be a top and distinguished chef who roams internationally. I want to be an inspiration for all people in a poor and desperate situation like I was” – Wisnu/Ambon His name is Wisnu, or commonly called as “Ambon”. After dropping out of middle school because problems within his family and enviroment, he […]

Nia and Rocky are two children whom the Dream House helps. Nia and Rocky are brother and sister, who are just like other children, living their lives as good children for their families. Nia loves dancing, and she is actually very good at it. She joined a dance group who represent the province of Yogyakarta […]

Zumba is a new sports variant that is much-loved among the womenfolk in Indonesia, especially in 2016. Behind the popularity of zumba, it turns out this one sport can provide a lot of benefits for our bodies. In addition to maanfaat for fitness like aerobic exercise, following the zumba class can release stress and make […]

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Rumah Impian (The Dream House) works to empower the lives of street/high risk children in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. We develops a holistic approach in caring for the street children/high risk children. The street children are treated as a family. The focus of the dreamhouse is in developing the personality of the children where every child is treated as a unique individual and we believe in every child’s dream.